Juz by Juz: Musa and the Magicians

Juz by Juz: Musa and the Magicians is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9 in which Sheikh Azhari and his children tell the Qur'an story of the contest between Prophet Musa (AS) and the magicians of Fir'awn.

Fir'awn wanted to prove that Musa was not a real prophet, so he called for a great contest and let Musa choose the day. Musa chose the day of their festival, when people were free from work and could all come. Fir'awn sent people from door to door to gather everyone, and he brought his best magicians, who asked him for a reward if they won. They came with ropes and sticks.

Musa warned the magicians not to trick the people. Then they asked who should throw first, and Musa told them to throw. Their ropes and sticks seemed to move like snakes. Then Musa threw his staff, and it swallowed up everything they had made. The magicians knew at once that this was no trick. They fell down in sajdah and said they believed in Allah. Fir'awn was furious and threatened to crucify them. But they did not change their minds. They made dua instead.

The Sheikh's lesson is simple: whatever difficult situation we are in, at home, at school or in a test, we make dua.

The children talk about what they do on Eid day, draw snakes on their pads and answer a quiz about how the Prophet ﷺ broke his fast, the gates of Jannah and which foot goes first into the bathroom.

• Surah Ta-Ha 20:56-73: The contest on the day of the festival - the magicians' ropes and staffs seem to move, Musa's staff swallows them, and the magicians fall in prostration and stand firm against Fir'awn's threats.
• Surah Al-A'raf 7:113-126: The magicians ask for a reward, believe after the contest, and pray "Our Lord, pour patience upon us and let us die as Muslims".